I never thought that I would blog about doing laundry, but I wanted to give you an idea of my daily living experiences here in China. I am fortunate to have a washing machine in my apartment, but unfortunately, I have no clue how to operate it.
I brought minimal clothing with me in hopes of doing a little shopping. After a week, I was in desperate need to doing some laundry.
It doesn't look too scary... from afar.
After I realized there was no English translation, I resorted to using my phone to translate the characters. Sadly, I can't draw to save my life and the only character I could draw accurately enough to find a meaning for was 'small', which I concluded meant the size of the load.
From here, I resorted to my logic. A red circle must mean one of two things, power or start. Sure enough, nothing happened when I pushed it, so I decided it had to be the start button. I later learned, after plugging the machine in, that the lone button in the top right corner was the power button.
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| The washing machine drains into the shower drain in the bathroom.. |
After a slight panic attack because I thought my bathroom was flooding, and a little confusion, I successfully completed a load of laundry in China! I am now confident in my ability to do my own laundry in this country.
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